MANILA: The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Friday said the government’s initiative to build 170,000 housing units in the National Capital Region (NCR) would solve the pressing issues faced by informal settler families (ISFs).
In a statement, the…
MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has declared Feb. 9 a special non-working day in the country, in observance of Chinese New Year.
Marcos inked Proclamation 453 on Jan. 18, declaring the nationwide holiday to allow Filipinos to celebrate Chin…
MANILA: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Friday said the move to amend the 1987 Constitution through people’s initiative may affect the holding of voter registration for the May 2025 polls, which is set to resume next month.
Comelec Chairpers…
MANILA: The National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC) on Friday reiterated that more than four million indigent Filipino senior citizens will be entitled to receive the monthly social pension of PHP1,000 this January.
NCSC Chairperson Frank Quija…
MANILA: Persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm (SPPF) in Occidental Mindoro have embarked on a concrete hollow block (CHBs) production program that seeks to provide them with skills and training, as well as provide
MANILA: The Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Friday clarified that Davao City is not exempted from the government’s public utility vehicle modernization program (PUVMP) and is running a separate yet complementary program.
In a statement, the DO…
